PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Peter Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamus O Halloran (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Seamus O Halloran is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Payne
vs
O Halloran

189 cm
18
196 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

187 cm
25
192 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Determined

CBK Fury Nutrition Inc.

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Peter Payne!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of London, Seamus O Halloran!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Fedor Mirinova and Viktor Lagutenko.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Halloran lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

It looks like Peter Payne has been cut.
O Halloran takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Payne bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Payne was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Nice uppercut there from Payne.
O Halloran throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Payne misses with a wild body shot.

Payne gets in close and instigates a clinch.
O Halloran lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
Payne throws a punch but it's blocked by O Halloran.
O Halloran is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Payne tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Payne takes a shot to the head.
O Halloran blocks a body shot from Payne.
O Halloran scores with a shot to the side of Payne's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Payne swings wildly with an uppercut but O Halloran uses good head movement to avoid it.
O Halloran lands a nice uppercut.
O Halloran blocks a body shot from Payne.
Payne working aggressively here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Payne misses with a short punch on the inside.
O Halloran lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Payne tried to land a shot to the body but connects with O Halloran's elbow.
O Halloran is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Payne struggles to land a body shot inside as O Halloran controls his hands.
O Halloran blocks a body shot from Payne.
Payne swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Payne is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Payne misses with the head strike.
O Halloran scores with a shoulder strike.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
O Halloran lands with a left to the head.
O Halloran lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Payne.
Payne is breathing heavily.
Payne tries to work over O Halloran's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
O Halloran lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Payne backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne misses with a shot to the kidneys.
O Halloran prevents a body shot from Payne.
O Halloran is leaning against Payne and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
O Halloran digs a right hand into Payne's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Payne's gas tank.
O Halloran lands with a left to the head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
O Halloran presses Payne against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A right hand to the body from O Halloran.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from O Halloran.
O Halloran lands a right hand that snaps the head of Payne backwards.
O Halloran taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Nice body punch from O Halloran - that landed with a thud.
O Halloran lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Still in the clinch, O Halloran scores with a nice short uppercut.
O Halloran gets through Payne's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from O Halloran.

Payne is rocked!
O Halloran is muscling Payne up against the cage and as Payne bounces back off, O Halloran cracks him with a huge right hand! Payne crumples to the mat - he's out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Seamus O Halloran!
Seamus O Halloran is the new middleweight champion!